ARTICLE VI POWERS
Section 1. Powers. The Constitutional Cherokee shall exercise the following powers by appropriate activity, motion, resolution or ordinance:
a. To consult, negotiate, contract or conclude agreements with federal, state, local and all internal and external governments on activities which may affect the members of the Constitutional Cherokee.
b. To promote and protect the peace, health, education and general welfare of the members of the Constitutional Cheroke, and to administer charity and such other services as may contribute to the social and economic development of the Constitutional Cherokee and its members.
c. To levy and collect taxes, fees and assessments for the Constitutional Cherokee
d. To regulate the internal procedures of the Constitutional Cherokee.
e. To encourage, guard and foster traditional cultural practices of the Constitutional Native people, including the arts, crafts, religion, language and customs of the Native people of the Constitutional Cherokee.
f. To prevent the sale, disposition, lease or encumbrance of tribal lands, interests in lands or other tribal assets without the consent of the Constitutional Cherokee.
g. To acquire property and accept gifts.
h. To administer assets including funds and manage all economic affairs and enterprises of the Constitutional Cherokee.
i. To engage in economic development enterprises for the benefit of members.
j To provide for the maintenance of law and order and the administration of justice, including the establishment of appropriate courts and other judicial bodies.
k. To enact ordinances consistent with this Constitution for the conduct and administration of all Constitutional Cherokee functions.
1. To pass ordinances governing future membership, loss of membership and the requirements of members.
m. To regulate inheritance among members whether by intestacy or otherwise.
n. To administer any funds within the control of the Constitutional Cherokee.
o. To regulate child custody and other domestic relations among members.
p. To protect and preserve the wildlife and natural resources within the area under the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Cherokee or upon any which our members rely for subsistence.
q. To regulate and control the use of natural resources within those areas under the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Cherokee.
r. To employ legal counsel, the choice of counsel, and the fixing of fees
s. To join and/or charter housing authorities.
t. To protect members' rights in personal property.
u. To zone and otherwise regulate all land use within those areas under the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Cherokee.
v. To enact ordinances consistent with this Constitution for the conduct and regulation of businesses operated by the Constitutional Cherokee.
w. To enact ordinances, procedures and regulations necessary to give effect to any provisions of this Constitution and to exercise powers
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